Sustaining prosperity or exhausting it?
In November 2013, TV cameras recorded some unique scenes when many expats were seen celebrating, following the announcement that Dubai had won the right to host Expo 2020. People were dancing in joy around Burj Khalifa. This may raise a question: What motivates expats from so many countries show such joy on the achievement of a country where they just earn a living?
- by Mohamed Ahmed Yusf Al Obaidly ,
- Tuesday, 29th April, 2014
In November 2013, TV cameras recorded some unique scenes when many expats were seen celebrating, following the announcement that Dubai had won the right to host Expo 2020. People were dancing in joy around Burj Khalifa. This may raise a question: What motivates expats from so many countries show such joy on the achievement of a country where they just earn a living?
https://gulfnews.com/opinion/op-eds/sustaining-prosperity-or-exhausting-it-1.1325946
Mohamed Ahmed Yusf Al Obaidly
Consultant, Regional Affairs (former)
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Areas of Expertise
- Regional Affairs
- Public policy
- Geostrategic Affairs
Education
- Studied Economy & Political Sciences -Cairo University
Bio
With his veteran career in journalism, Al-Obaidly has an extensive, firsthand experience in regional and international affairs. He covered the first and second Gulf War, while also covering Palestinian and Sudanese affairs. In the last decade he started to focus on Political Islam movements.
Al-Obaidly is a regular commentator and columnist, frequently published in local Bahraini media and several others regionallly. He also worked as an editor in the Monthly Le Mobdediplomatique (Arabic Edition) from 2008 – 2010.
These backgrounds and expertise formed a solid base to move to the research and studies field.